In January Rev Adam DeGroot was officially installed as a domestic missionary of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. We are very excited for the partnership between Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries and Synod to bring the Gospel of Christ to the people of Philadelphia....

I love the city. More importantly, Jesus loves the city. For when He looks at it, he doesn’t see crime rates, poor parking, cramped square footage, or high taxes. Jesus looks on the city with His foremost quality: compassion. ...

It's hard to believe that a city as great as Philadelphia has been in constant transition for hundreds of years, and will one day be no more. Hebrews 13:14 states: "For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come." The 'city that is to come' is the New Jerusalem, or, heaven. ...